What features made the Portuguese caravel ideal for ocean sailing?
A) their square sails and wide decks
B) their thick hulls and many sails
C) their large size and heavy weapons
D) their narrow hulls and lateen sails
D
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a) Triangle Shirtwaist Company b) Swift and Company c) Ford Motor Company d) Victor Talking Machine Company
Why did relations between the United States and Mexico become tense during the Great Depression?
A. The United States government refused to provide aid during a series of failed revolutions. B. The Mexican government demanded immediate payment on American war loans. C. The Mexican government seized American-owned oil wells. D. The United States government intervened in the cause of a failed revolution.
Two years after Cromwell's death, a newly elected Parliament
A) engineered the Glorious Revolution. B) proclaimed a new republic. C) restored the monarchy under Charles II. D) declared Cromwell's son king. E) outlawed a constitutional monarchy for England.
Unlike the Portuguese or Spanish, the Dutch in Southeast Asia cared little about
a. Profits b. Spices c. Converting people to Christianity d. Coffee e. Dividing and conquering